Greg Hinz On Politics

Video depicts bare facts of Emanuel residency flap

When they start making fun of you on Chinese-language web TV, you know you've got a problem.

Chicago's wild mayoral race — particularly the Appellate Court decision to remove Rahm Emanuel from the ballot — has gone international, with a really funny video on NMA.tv, which specializes in off-beat items rendered in animation.

In this case, the item is a very naked Mr. Emanuel being "booted" off the ballot, literally. It has puzzled judges scratching their heads over the meaning of "residency," Mr. Emanuel in his famous U.S. House gym shower scene upbraiding a congressman who voted the wrong way, an approving Barack Obama and Mr. Emanuel being tripped just as he's ready to cross the electoral finish line.

In other words, just like real life. And, for those who might care, Rahmbo even is given a bit of a bod.